Q&A with Dawa this Thursday!

Because we care about our whole community, if you have symptoms of illness such as fever, cough, or shortness of breath we ask that you participate online.

To access our programs online
visit Santa Barbara
Bodhi Path Virtual Center
https://www.bpsbonline.com/

Join our monthly contributing membership and enjoy the benefits like physical access to our center, and knowing you are supporting a wonderful community. Your support will ensure the longevity and growth of our community.
Please click here to become a patron . The suggested donation for in person or online practitioners is $20 per class. Dana for our Center Link

We are currently looking for two volunteers who can help with the upkeep of our center. Our beautification technicians are some of the best in the world and they would like to welcome you to their team. Contact Wieke Meulenkamp to volunteer.

We are going to put out a “suggestion and caring” box at our center soon. We know there is much need and we want to know about any opportunities we might have in our own sangha where other members may be able to offer help. We want to support our community as best we can, so if you know of a need within our sangha please let us know.

Spring Retreat with Dawa
Save the Date: April 24-28 Ojai,CA
Details and registration to follow soon!

Reflective Writing Group
"Write Yourself Out of Confusion"
Feb 15, Wed 7-8:30PM
For more information, click here.

Live Question and Answer session with Dawa Tarchin Phillips
Feb 16, Thurs 7-9PM
Bring those questions and take another step towards enlightenment. Everyone is welcome!

Weekend Curriculum Class with Dawa Tarchin Phillips: The 22 Faculties
February 18 & 19, Sat-Sun, 9AM-1PM

Identified in the Abhidharma are the six senses, the three factors concerning gender, the five feelings,
the five spiritual faculties, and the three super-mundane faculties. This course will discuss how our
understanding of these faculties -our perception of and interaction with the world -contribute to our
ongoing confusion or gradual awakening respectively.

Teacher: Santa Barbara Center's curriculum is led by the resident teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips, a
masterful dharma teacher and well-known mindfulness and meditation expert. Bodhi Path Santa
Barbara regularly hosts visiting teachers.

Register here
Click h ere to contribute dana to the teacher.

We have a limited number of scholarships available on a first come basis. You are welcome to register
as a scholarship recipient if full tuition would present a hardship.

Bodhi Path Curriculum Weekend Program
The Bodhi Path Santa Barbara Multi-Year Curriculum is designed to offer western lay students a comprehensive foundation for dharma study and practice. Registration for each course is required. Our schedule for the year is listed below:

2023 Dates
The 22 Faculties Feb 18-19
Buddhahood the Awakened State April 1-2
Spring Retreat April 24-28
Calm Abiding Meditation May 20
Three Yanas and Five Paths Aug 12-13
The States of Meditation Concentration Sept 16-17
Vajrasattva, the Mantric Remedy Oct 14-15

The Conditioned and the Unconditioned Dec 9-10

Discussion of The 22 Facilities Curriculum Class
Feb 23, Thurs 7-9PM
All are welcome as we discuss this weekend class. The nights are beneficial and fun for all those who attend. Please feel welcome!

Book Club
Feb 28, Tues 7-8:30PM
We are reading and discussing poems from the book “The Rain of Wisdom : Vajra Songs of the Kagyu Masters” If you would like to receive a separate monthly email about the book club, please write to travelsean@gmail.com.
Link here for info

"Bodhi Path "Rides to the Center" Program.
We are looking to put together people who need a ride to Bodhi Path events at the Center with people offering to give rides. Please send John Tormey an email at johnmtormey@hotmail.com (please include your phone number)
1. if you would like help with rides to the center or
2. if you are willing to give people rides to the center.

We want to help you get to the center if driving is a "challenge" for you for any reason.

Lending library: The Bodhipath in Santa Barbara offers a great selections of books. We have a lending library and several titles available for purchase. Come check it out!

Sangha Led Activities
Hours and Location
R esident Teacher: Dawa Tarchin Phillips

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Regularly Scheduled Meditations
Every Tuesday
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Meditation and Dharma Teaching
Every Thursday
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Bodhi Path Buddhist Center

102 W. Mission St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 284-2704
(entrance in rear off of Chapala St.)

Dawa Tarchin Phillips,
Resident Teacher

Dawa's Office Hours: Thursday, 4PM - 6PM
Prior appointment only. Please email sb@bodhipath.org to schedule. Please submit your request at least 48 hours in advance.This is a chance to meet one-on-one with an authentic Buddhist Dharma teacher to clarify your questions about Buddhism, meditation and your individual practice.

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Bodhi Path Resources
Daily Meditation and Practice with Lama Jampa from the Menlo Park Bodhi Path Center at 5 PM (Pacific Time).
Meditations include Chenrezig sadhana and Samantabhadra prayer. Click here to join on ZOOM. You will also need to email SF@bp.org to get the password.

Karmapa’s Meditations for our Times - https://www.karmapa.org/meditations-for-our-times/

Dharma Teacher Tsony offers continuing online programming detailed on his website: https://tsony.com/events/

Bodhi Path Virtual Center (BPVC) – aims to connect participants within a virtual community and offers online live streaming classes. If you would like to get information about their upcoming live stream programs, please send an email to:  virtual@bodhipath.org

Bodhi Path also offers online talks and content at  https://www.patreon.com/bodhipath

January updates from our Sangha pursuing Retreat

Click Here for a letter from Jennifer Stroh, a Bodhi Path Santa Barbara sangha member who is in France pursuing retreat at Dhagpo Kagyu Ling

Click Here for a letter from Paul Gallagher, a Bodhi Path San Luis Obispo sangha member who is in France pursuing retreat at Dhagpo Kagyu Ling

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